What Makes a Text Coherent?.

Bamberg, Betty

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ERIC Number: EJ289525

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Publication Date: 1983

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What Makes a Text Coherent?

Bamberg, Betty

College Composition and Communication, v34 n4 p417-29 Dec 1983

Examines prevailing definitions of coherence in text. Cites writing samples from the National Assessment of Educational Progress to illustrate how coherence at the paragraph level must supersede coherence between sentences. (HTH)

Descriptors: Coherence, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Paragraph Composition, Reading Processes, Theories, Writing (Composition), Writing Evaluation

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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